OASIS vs ROBBIE WILLIAMS: The Twenty Years War

From friends in the 90s to enemies in the noughties… what really went on between the Gallaghers and Robbie Williams?
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[@lizzkaayako2270]

It's sad that Robbie's father developed Parkinson's, but it was beautiful to see how Liam and Robbie became forgiving and respectful to each other because of that.

[@vinslungur]

Definitely unexpected, coming from Liam. Very admirable and respectable. 😮

[@shaun7389]

Late 90’s and early 00’s chat shows in the UK looked so laid back and chill.

[@lucasm3879]

That’s not a chat show it’s the Glastonbury coverage

[@BattleBecause]

​@lucasm3879 OP might be talking about Robbie on the bed saying he was gay. And 90s chat shows were definitely laid back. No one was scared they were going to be cancelled!

[@Drockninja75]

Noels insults are honestly some of the funniest things I have ever heard!

[@mryouvegottarollwithit4188]

Love your work James. Is there any chance you could do something on Alan White? As a drummer, I think he is sadly overlooked which I think is a crying shame. When I picked up my sticks at age 15, he was the one I watched so my style is indebted to him. Keep up the good work sir.

[@dexterstaniland8186]

Oh my god absolutely he’s a class drummer

[@IAC7697]

Great drummer. His brother's better though!

[@DanielTortoledovideos]

@@IAC7697 I believe if I'm not mistaken Alan got the gig through his brother right?

[@IAC7697]

@@DanielTortoledovideos probably, not sure mate, they're both great. I'd imagine they probably pushed each other to improve

[@thefirstmanwho]

I’ve been Lucky enough to see oasis and rw live a few times and yes I know a lot don’t like rw but he puts on a great show , especially knebworth time. He played knebworth 3 nights to over 375,000 that’s some achievement

[@Dude0000]

I’m the same. I’m a big fan of both. If I was on Desert Island Discs, they’d both at least be on my shortlist. But I’m a bit younger than them, from near where Oasis are from, so identified with them, and went to the same rehab that Robbie wrote ‘Angels’ (which Noel said he wished he’d written, remember). There are angels in the main entrance hall in the corners and some church people who came every week told me he spent a lot of time in there lying on the benches, as did I. There’s a pond with fish in too. Guess my taste is quite eclectic as I don’t mind a bit of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, too. Why close yourself off to beauty in this world, however it comes, and from who?

[@thefirstmanwho]

@@abcxyz53 how many people have you played for then?

[@coldworld5]

Considering the amount of people who wanted tickets to see Oasis they could have sold out five consecutive shows at Nebworth. When you saw Nebworth you associate with Oasis.

[@adamweishaupt2846]

It's actually commendable how much Robbie Williams has managed to maximise the little talent that he possesses for so long. I regard him as exhibit A for proving how easy it is to con the British public.

[@briandelgado4985]

You ain't lying brother I had no idea til this video that he was that popular . In America he's a total joke . Known for that lame boy band and fighting with oasis. But never knew he was that huge. Learn something new everyday. Cheers to him. cheers to oasis 🍻

[@stuartcarswell2815]

You could say that about any pop star....all about marketing and the odd good co-writer/producer...then it just snowballs... funny that oasis/beady eye and high flying birds have all used the legendary Chris Sharrock on drums though

[@thesingingaccountant1]

Some of his songs were ok but his performance was always naff

[@peterrfowler16]

Spot on

[@ThePunchDrunkard.]

He’s not my cup of tea at all, but fair play mate he f*ckin smashed it in the 00’s

[@AnthonyCassidy50]

James, amazingly objective work there. Such a story needed that. And you played it right down the middle. Well done sir.

[@DukesMusic84]

11:17 what Noel says about Robbie was SO SAVAGE, probably one of the most brutal verbal takedowns I've ever heard in my life. Won't repeat what he said there, but yeah

[@Davide-zc5np]

He was right.

[@DukesMusic84]

@@Davide-zc5np Yep. The Netflix documentary tells all.

[@lotuseater7247]

Like most of the feuds surrounding Oasis, it was media fuelled and media driven. But what Robbie did was play them at their own game for his own fame. Unfortunately for Oasis, just as they were turning on him he was ascending to a pop stardom, one that hasn’t been comparable in the Uk since imo. He really was huge for about three years or so. Angels probably got as much, if not more air play than Wonderwall during those peak years. Towards the mid 2000’s it just got a bit sad, seeing them pop up in celebrity gossip columns, or attending the Brit awards that had lost any edge that it might have had in the mid 90’s, and so no one cared. I think Liam has mellowed out more and that helps. But so does knowing that your rivalry antics won’t get the press it once did anymore

[@lotuseater7247]

@@abcxyz53 don’t think they made him suicidal, he was already like that from the get go. Oasis were close to becoming more of a nostalgia act. Yes they still had/have a large following, but their music by then wasn’t as relevant or interesting. I said the Brit awards had lost its edge. Even so, I think they have ‘outdone’ Robbie and Blur yeah.

[@clark82]

I would agree, his first two albums kind of slid under the radar (especially his first) and probably most his biggest hits are on those two (especially his first album, which often gets over looked), but there was probably a period from 1999-2002 after he had found his feet as a solo artist where a Robbie album was getting more hype in the build up to its release than a Oasis album was.... I think Noel probably took a shine to Robbie a lot more than he let on, but like a lot of these guys over the year, once that shine wore off, he was fast to throw them under the bus, and as usual, used Liam as his mouth piece (this is one thing I have noticed since the split.... it used to be Liam that would come out with the "controversial" comments, and Noel would sweep in and look like he was the level headed one.... but since the break up, Liam has completely mellowed, and Noel has become something of the "bitter" one)

[@edwardcottrill584]

You missed a key scene in the feud. After Robbie Williams sent a wreath to The Sun newspaper, reporters were waiting at the airport for Liam to land to get his reaction, since he had been out of the country at the time. It was here that Liam said he was going to batter Robbie Williams. It was this threat that then prompted Robbie's boxing match idea at the BRITS 2000. So, Robbie didn't just come out of nowhere with the idea of fighting Liam. 😊I looked for footage of the airport interview with Liam but couldn't find it, so maybe it never happened, though I do remember it fairly well (Mandela Effect?). Anyway, thanks for the video. Great fun, as usual. 👍

[@Comedycutzz]

No I remember this and he said it at the.nme or q awards when on his way out

[@billymurray1687]

None of that changes the fact that Liam would absolutely brutalise Robbie

[@davestone2939]

@@billymurray1687 No chance. Liam is a gobshite and as weak as a kitten. Proper mouthy twat who is more of a bumping chests in yor face shouting merchant. Robbie worksout occasionally and does a bit of boxing training.

[@frederickdavidson270]

@@billymurray1687 how'd you work that one out. Liam and Robbie were both all mouth it would have just been handbags

[@fgoindarkg]

I'd like to see Mandela come back and fight that guy who died in prison in the 80s.

[@richyalexander9206]

A story that illustrates that love and hate are two sides of the same coin.

[@lemsip207]

Especially with the Gallaghers. They seem to turn on anybody they get close to rather than let a friendship fizzle out or downgrade it by seeing less of each other.

[@person042]

As an American I've never heard of Robbie or his group but it makes me realize that UK celebrity culture is wild.

[@shaunw9270]

Wild = Shite 😊👍

[@person042]

@@shaunw9270 I mean celebrity culture everywhere is shit really. Ours is just as smelly and we're better at exporting it all over the world. Yours just comes off as wacky to me because it's different.

[@paulhynes170]

Robbie and his group where just a UK version of New Kids On The Block

[@mod4it87]

Robbie didn’t struggle with weight gain , he found it easy …

[@IsThatEtchas]

Robbie has said he's bisexual repeatedly although he always adds "but I'd not actually have sex with a man" at the end of it, but he's admitted multiple times to being attracted to men and being "half homosexual". If he was born in a different time, he'd probably just be an out bisexual but clearly he feels some sort of shame about it.

[@leemcqueen500]

I always thought he was gay.

[@IsThatEtchas]

@@leemcqueen500 Fuck knows, he could be and just be mega closeted due to internal shame.

[@sarl2121]

He's a narcissist. The only thing that makes a narcissist happy is being the centre of attention. Liam's a narcissist too though.

[@claricestarling6510]

Well he is married to a man

[@doctornov7]

I love that commentary clip of Noel saying that Robbie based his whole career on the song "All Around The World".

[@doctornov7]

@@eadweard. I stand corrected! Thanks :)

[@mcleananderson4948]

man, lots of work here, awesome. I am American Oasis fan, Robbie was truly a blip on the radar in the USA with Millenium and I only knew of him because of Oasis.

[@rachelar]

Word

[@MrGoodpairofshoes]

Robbie never could let it go deeply insuring mind

[@nickjenkins6905]

I think a lot of this has to do with Robbie Williams' narcissism and insecurity. It clearly affected him a lot more than the Gallaghers

[@daniellefrancis1476]

I don’t think Robbie is a narcissist as he has self loathing. Unlike the Gallagher brothers who are in love with themselves. They’re much more narcissistic than Robbie.

[@lukasglauser7148]

James, lets get this clear: your content is insanely good! I dont like to speak in superlative BUT your videos of oasis vs blur and oasis vs robbie are just perfect. 🎉

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

James I love your oasis lore episodes. I have never heard of.Most of these stories

[@johnjedennett2206]

Don’t care what anyone says but Oasis and Robbie Williams music was my childhood and great! And their beef made good reading! Both sides got it, both sides northerners and working class fought for what they could get and both made great songs that will last forever! Not like nowadays where everything is overproduced with computers. Back then it was a lot more raw

[@annetteryan5110]

JAMES..produces FANTASTIC documentary style video's.. Impressive! *CHEERS MATE!*

[@fmpentertainmentmedley3338]

"Come and have a go if u think ur hard enough" Robbie- Millennium

[@arcticmonkey3]

Wasn’t that what Melanie C said at the Brits to Liam?

[@berkborke]

Definitely Robbie needed a lot treatment for his OCD.

[@Blindswordsman1994]

Not a fan of Robbie but he’s made some decent music like Angels, Come Undone and Feel. As a live act, he’s also pure entertainment. And Take That are the best boyband ever!!!

[@tigertot4935]

Respect rock music and some musicians of its genre but HATE the (majority) fans, that spread hate everywhere for different preferension genre music-listeners...think only their 'taste' that cool, serious music...

[@Blindswordsman1994]

@@tigertot4935 agreed and some Oasis fans are toxic too. It’s like they try to one up each other to see who is the “bigger” fan. It’s nonsense really, especially when the band have always said that Oasis is for everyone and not for the select few.

[@ryanwilliams4223]

Me and my monkey was a fucking tune as well

[@benjamindelafuente1962]

@@abcxyz53 if u say that he doesnt write his own stuff is because u dont know what u are talking about. He does

[@clark82]

I think Robbie has the better ear when it comes to Singles (most his first 3/4 albums, you take the 3 or 4 big hit singles off them, and its mostly rubbish filler stuff).... Oasis it was a case of albums filled with stadium anthems, some of which maybe don;t translate as good as singles. So I would say Oasis have the better album history, but Robbie has the better singles history

[@TedBunnie]

This was good. I hope you keep it up. I intend to come back to it. 10/10

[@shredder9536]

Noel is winning the hairline war

[@adamfinucane3048]

Robbie’s reunion - 3 nights Wembley Noel Gallaghers reunion - 4 nights at Wembley Enough said to be honest. Robbie’s just got to roll with it.

[@adamfinucane3048]

Guys I apologise it could be 7 nights at Wembley, someone tell Robbie to stop crying his heart out

[@nealmceneaney3771]

Take That we’re not and are not a ‘band’ They’re a group. An act.

[@ROBERTTONUS]

A dance troupe

[@gavinkaufmanworld]

Brilliant video - really enjoyed! Thanks so much 😄

[@Wayner71]

Oasis seemed to have a war with just about everybody back then. But I can understand why they might declare war on Robbie. Williams was one of those people I just couldn't understand or relate to. Was he rock or was he Simon Cowell? Who knows?

[@tiagorijo3357]

Love you’re videos man. Big ups from Canada

[@matunahuel95]

Robbie worked with Owen Morris, Oasis producer, they wrote some songs on the middle of the 90s

[@rajroopra1291]

Who’s Robbie Liam is a rockin roll star god like

[@liamako]

26:46 that speech has aged like milk.

[@businesssecretsofthepharao8901]

I thought that, Robbie was never anywhere close.

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

How fragile Robbie was. Hopefully that has totally changed. Maybe he too had a very difficult family background?

[@eternity8811]

Hey James what's the source of that skit at 21:00..? It's hilarious 😂

[@uggerrugger5]

It’s from a show called “star stories. It was on in the early 2010s

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Robbie Williams looks just like a boxer i had in the 90s. That was a great dog

[@thegreatestguitaristonmars3608]

If you have the opportunity of humiliating your bully in front of 300.000 people or more you'll do it too, all the time that you have a chance if that's what you need. Respect for Robbie Williams, this story is a lesson of karma and revenge, not about who's a better artist..

[@horstborscht7401]

I honestly didn't know that this rivalry was much longer-lasting and spiteful than the comparably short feud with Blur, but it seems logical that it was based on Liam and Robbie having a go at each other due to their relationship with Nicole, and Noel happily joining in. Jealousy is a powerful feeling that brings out the worst behaviour in us. Amplify that with lots of cocaine, fame, money, ego and tabloid media frenzy and you've got an explosion coming.

[@clark82]

The Blur thing was mostly for the media.... as Bonehead has said in interviews since, they would regularly meet in the pub for a pint, while the front of the newspapers talked about how they can not be left alone in a room without a fight breaking out.... I think after that feud had fizzled out in 1997, Robbie was the next "target" for them as his star was on the rise, and (arguably) between 1999 and 2002, a Robbie Williams album was probably more hotly anticipated than a Oasis album was (the feud pretty much died out after Oasis had got back on their feet, and Robbie's career started to flounder after Escapology).... I think major difference between Robbie and Blur was that he actually played the game just as much as Oasis did (for all the Oasis v Blur rivalry, it was always pretty one way with Blur never really bringing themselves down to that level).

[@bobbytropo2314]

24:45 is one of the funniest clips of Liam I have ever seen given the context. They have no idea what he’s ranting about and it’s hilarious b

[@southerner4566]

Its a great shame Liam and Robbie didn't end up having a fight. They should have put the bet on and the winner could have given the money to charity .

[@deethebee80]

Liam and Robbie DEFINATELY MAYBE look like they could have had a thing !!!!

[@mod4it87]

‘See you next week , yeah?’ From Noel in that big breakfast interview actually speaks the most about how close they were around then I think.

[@jafro8]

He was saying he was gonna have a word with him

[@jaycuthbert245]

14:20 clear on some good chilled downer during this time. Looks fun lol

[@Captain_Rhodes]

Jon Ronson wrote a book called lost at sea where him and Robbie Williams do weird shit like hang out with people who believe in aliens in the desert and stuff. Its actually a good book and Williams comes across like a realy nice open minded guy with a sense of humour. Dont like his music but hes alright

[@lemsip207]

They were all so childish. That sketch of them in full included someone playing Elvis Costello coming along to tell them off for making a noise and mentioning Sting. Peter Gabriel was performing at the time.

[@mrironlunglungzielungzietv6697]

They were so simular personalities behind the scenes and really should have shook hands by now and Robbie sang everything changes as the frontman for the take that single my sister used to work for east 17 management n the lads spoke a lot more than people kno

[@mrironlunglungzielungzietv6697]

Good vid though bro saw your las vid n liking your presentation

[@kt1pl2]

That was really big of Noel to reach out to him once he found out Robbie's dad had Parkinson's.

[@mod4it87]

You can hear Robbie laughing at the end of their Slade cover ‘cum on feel the noize’ , sure he was included with drunken backing vocals too . This was recorded at Maison rouge studios in October 95’ .

[@chrisdude9641]

Another interesting footnote in the Oasis saga.

[@smith9808]

Robbie Williams…the most successful cruise singer of all time.

[@Woodzo]

liams face at 15:43 .. looked so disappointing and gutted lol 😅

[@ngh72]

So Liam played to 250 000 with Oasis at Knebworth and then 172 000 solo making it 422000 in total Robbie played to 375 000

[@floydlay9189]

Great stuff again James,,thank you,,,,

[@billyr4556]

For a band whose audience were aimed at teenage girls Take That weren't bad. Gary Barlow played piano and wrote their songs. And those songs had actual words. I'm not a fan of them but they were geniuses compared to the rubbish that's in the charts right now. Now it takes about 20 songwriters to come up with a load of crap with the same few words repeated over and over for three minutes.

[@clark82]

When take that split up, Robbie was not even the one that everyone thought would have a career...... most the media had made their mind up that Gary Barlow had the talent that he would get by, and Mark Owen was the one that everyone thought would be the dark horse who would go on to have the best solo career...yet both have hardly done anything as solo artists, and Robbie went from strength to strength. Also, Liam for his albums relies on a team of 4 or 5 song writers to help him (Liam relies very heavily on Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt as his song writing partners)

[@lucasm3879]

@@clark82 Gary Barlow was the far more musically talented of the two - but Robbie Williams had more ‘star power’ (plus he had songs written for him). He’s just a natural performer, not a natural musician, that’s how shallow pop music is.

[@mrironlunglungzielungzietv6697]

You should do a vid on Tony Mortimer n Brian Harvey east 17 n the ups n downs etc

[@robertglover3911]

It's always an entertaining watch pal.

[@FolkyStolky]

Why's he ❤😂 playing with the mannequin fingers BAHAHHAHAHAHA GOOFBALL @14:17 And let's not forget @25:54 GOOFY 😂

[@mccarthy5825]

Remember help lines being set up for fans in crisis when they broke up?! 😂 I will say that Gary Barlow is a decent songwriter and what a stroke of luck Robbie met up with Guy Chambers to write all those hits he had. I don't think anything can really describe what it was like to see Take That fever at its height in real time, and of course Oasis mania and how huge the Prodigy got... Magic time to be alive. A sister of a friend on my road was a bit older and was obsessed with Take That. Every single bit of wall space was covered in pics from Smash Hits etc, she had tapes of TOTP, Mtv etc, every single bit of merch and I remember she got in trouble for staying out overnight to queue for Take That tickets.

[@AnnaKey.]

I had no idea Robbie was so fixated.

[@RunOfTheHind]

I always assumed it started in '97 because his first album's first single (UK no.2) was an Oasis soundalike and then, from Angels onwards, he took over from them as the UK's culturally significant act, just as BHN put their star on the decedent.

[@tanyacampbell29]

He really is obsessed with them.

[@Phan211]

And now Oasis is doing 7 nights at Wembley, so it seems like Robbie was wrong, Oasis is bigger than Robbie Williams is.

[@viceversa5598]

Good channel bro really enjoying

[@stampedechobass]

It's better people to love one another

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

Well, I think we can safely say that Liam won this war, well and truly. Liam is a genuine rock and roll star, Robbie was just trying too hard to be.

[@myenemysenemy1043]

I mean, it's all pop music really.

[@zenon459]

@@myenemysenemy1043 it is, but the longevity is what makes bands and artists legendary

[@phil6815]

I wouldn’t classify his music as rock music so your talking threw your behind

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@myenemysenemy1043 It's all jazz to me La.

[@kahyui2486]

@@zenon459 but the song Angels will probably live on longer than wonderwall or don't look back in anger. It's like the perfect pop tune. (I prefer don't look back in anger).

[@anandmorris]

Trevor & Simon, the real heroes!!

[@adamwest7936]

When Oasis were at their height it changed fashion, got people into bands, got people staring bands, they were spearheading a movement. When Robbie was at his height it didn’t mean a thing, just women who liked middle of the road pop, most of them won’t remember his songs, let alone the rest of us

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Who are you to say someone's career doesn't mean a thing? 🤣

[@billymurray1687]

@@myenemysenemy1043 He's Adam fucking West

[@myenemysenemy1043]

@@billymurray1687 Adam West who works at British Gas, fitting boilers? Yeah, nice one

[@billymurray1687]

@@myenemysenemy1043 People who work at British gas don't have to like Robbie Williams

[@howieboy62032914]

I think the problem Robbie has always had is that Oasis were organic and true to themselves from day one, becoming massively popular and influential in the process. He was from Take That, a manufactured boy band who targeted their music at teenage girls. Fake, in music terms. It brought him money and fame, but was never going to be accepted by musical purists, let alone influence the musical world any more than a rain drop in an ocean. When he realised he was never going to be truly accepted musically, he fell back on what he knew - a cheeky-chappy showman act producing pop dross, still aimed at teenage girls. That's why his comments at 20:08 are so telling; despite overhauling Oasis in the number of people buying his records or turning up at his shows, he was still no closer to being accepted as a bona fide musician in the same league as Oasis, and that really hurt him. Love them or hate them, Oasis will go down as one of Britain's biggest, most influential bands, the voice of a generation despite breaking up years ago. When Williams hangs up the mic - whenever it is - he'll just be replaced by another manufactured, family-friendly pop star and largely forgotten within a few years. Great video, btw.

[@markstrekalov8156]

Wouldn't dare say that about RW. IMO he is as talented as the Gallagher bros. Love to listen his songs now and then, and even Noel underlines that RW has some great tunes like 'Angels'. Must be an unpopular opinion, yet it's my own.

[@howieboy62032914]

@@markstrekalov8156 What part do you disagree with?

[@ECCENTRICERIC69]

@@howieboy62032914 Well, Williams will go out as having sold out Knebworth a record 3 nights to 375,000 fans which will probably never be beaten. Good luck finding a "manufactured" solo artist to do that!

[@benjamindelafuente1962]

I mean most of robbies hits are still vigent after more than 20 years so you are not right when you say hes gonna be forgotten.

[@howieboy62032914]

@@benjamindelafuente1962 I'm not sure what you mean by 'vigent' but I said he'll be largely forgotten once he retires and he hasn't retired yet, although he might as well considering he's now making music for Felix adverts... That's my exact point with Robbie though - he'll reinvent himself into anything to try and stay in the limelight. Can you honestly tell me he's a pure musician when he's doing music for cat food adverts?

[@jackr5407]

And now it’s turned around again. Liam is playing to over 100,000 at Knebworth whereas Robbie is irrelevant

[@gx1tar1er]

i'm Gen Z & people of my generation don't know who Robbie Williams is but they know Liam Gallagher.

[@michaeldallaway1988]

Robbie is doing fine.

[@theculturedthug6609]

He's playing gigs in Europe to the nostalgic crowd. Hasn't had a decent song since 2003 non I can remember anyway.

[@alexshelepin5382]

Robbie did a concert in Munich for 100 000 just two weeks ago =))

[@rubberchix]

@@alexshelepin5382 oasis fans are less intelligent than the average person unfortunately

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

It’s all very childish though, isn’t it. Id Robbie was an addict/alcoholic he was probably super sensitive at all the jibes. That “would” do anyones head in

[@startracker5895]

He started most of the fights,

[@himeisfred]

@@startracker5895 sounds childish

[@mod4it87]

@@startracker5895 I don’t think he did ? They were making lots of fat jibes at him and calling his music rubbish

[@startracker5895]

@@mod4it87 he said he wanted sex and a fight with Liam. Obviously that was going to wind Liam up. And Noel was the one who slagged off Robbie off the most.

[@mod4it87]

@@startracker5895 I love Oasis a lot more than the Robster and their digs at him were pretty funny to me but yeah they got fed up of him hanging around so went indifferent then got jealous that he was becoming successful (probably more so with them having given him more credibility in the indie / Brit pop arena , contacts ie Owen Morris , Tim abbot, music reporters like Paul marthur etc ) as they were dimming a bit and massively laid into him publicly for his weight issues etc. On top of that Liam was now dating his ex that aborted his (Robbie’s) child. Liam instigated the fight before the Brit awards by saying that he would break Robbie’s nose following the wreath he sent to the sun. I would assume the reason Robbie said he wanted to shag Liam is because when asked why he doesn’t like him etc his only reason is for the Nicole thing and them berating him. Liam is seen as much more as an alpha male than Robbie who is aware that a lot of people think he is gay so it’s like people like Liam wanna mock me for being seemingly gay it’s more funny right now to not defend that but say I wanna have sex with him. Robbie always loved oasis and Liam and you can tell really he just wanted to be accepted by them again. If he was accepted by them he knows he would also be discredited less by the public / oasis fans who copied their insults , particularly the ‘fat dancer’ which has stuck for years. When Liam threatened to break his nose I think Robbie just thought well I know if I put you up for a televised fight I know you’ll publicly admit that that’s not gonna happen and if we do fight I’m gonna properly train and likely kick your arse. It’s also an opportunity to get in the papers and get lots of attention , which of course they did. I think they all had a love/ hate relationship with the press and that was him loving some attention whoring along the way.

[@joshwaaa]

Well that clip of Robbie saying when Oasis get back together they'll never be bigger than him aged like pure milk. 7 nights of Wembley is something we maybe won't see for a very long time

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Mad though it sounds now, I got on a smallish plane to Nice for a holiday in 1995 and as I walked down the central isle, to my left was a bleach-blond Robbie Williams and to my left was Paula Yates and a sunglasses-wearing Mick Hutchence. I was with my sister and a couple of friends and, being a smart-ass 24 year-old, I muttered as I passed them, "there's a lot of famous assholes on this plane. I hope we don't crash. We'd all be really sad in the cheap seats." And Robbie Williams laughed, which I thought was very cool (of him). I knew who he was, of course, but now I liked him. I saw Hutchence in the otherwise deserted Nice airport an hour later and he was off his tits. Never saw any of them again - why would I? Three years later I was bombing around Tuscany (in a Volvo - sweet ride ;) listening to "Millennium" by Robbie Williams - a lot. I wasn't so much his "fan", but a lifelong supporter. Still am. And that was a great holiday ;)

[@lucasm3879]

Ha ha cool story. What was Michael Hutchence up to in the airport?

[@brittneyrussell8158]

'Fatty did 4 nights in your back yard', I don't like Robbie, but that was good.

[@notdrivingaminimetro]

Robbie impersonating Liam whilst singing a Noel song. He's always been a bright lad 🙄

[@scottd1885]

"When Oasis gets back together just remember you'll never be bigger than i am" wrong.

[@tommygunn8355]

If anything I think Robbie is underated as a singer and performer. The guy has talent no doubt!

[@sarl2121]

His rap on Kids is so bad Kylie cut it out of the version on her album.

[@fillertitle8729]

When you gonna talk about The Smiths/Weezer?

[@julianmartinez5386]

speaking for the people

[@fillertitle8729]

@@julianmartinez5386 we don't claim to be perfect, but we're free

[@michaelmulhall5007]

A point to make about Robbie 3 nights at knebworth. 2.5 million people applied for oasis at knebworth so the comparison isn’t really valid. The summer before Robbie played knebworth oasis had played 3 nights at Finsbury Park so they were still selling tickets. I would think Robbie was bigger world wide especially in Europe and Australia. But oasis would of been bigger in Japan and the states. Both could really of sold out anywhere in the uk. All Robbie relevant hits were written by guy chambers anyway and when he fell out with guy came rudebox.

[@theculturedthug6609]

That was truly a dismal album with not one decent song on it...in fact I can't think of any songs from rudebox. Williams is not a song writer.

[@theselector4733]

That's right. Oasis could've done 10 nights at Knebworth if they'd wanted. If you ask the average Aussie they'll know Robbie Williams a lot more than Oasis. Being Pop music he's a lot more popular around the world.

[@leemcqueen500]

Oasis were definitely bigger in Australia than Robbie and most of Europe.

[@theselector4733]

@@leemcqueen500 Maybe initially but later on Robbie was way more popular. I've seen Oasis live several times in Australia from 2001 - 2007 and most of the venues were small, around 2K - 8K. Whereas Robbie was selling out much bigger venues and selling more records. I'm an Oasis fan, apart from 1 or 2 songs I don't really like Robbie's music but facts are facts.

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

James the goat 🐐

[@shaf621]

Whereas Oasis were brilliant throughout their entire career, Robbie's success was synonymous with his writing partnership with Guy Chambers from (1997-03), once Guy left his music took a turn for the worse. Great take on this James, I've been looking forward to this one.

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Debatable. Be Here Now is awful and critics fell out of favour with Oasis until Dont Believe The Truth came out.

[@Blindswordsman1994]

Oasis brilliant throughout their career??? Don’t make me laugh 😅. They should have quite after BHN. Everything they released after was mediocre

[@shaf621]

You guys wouldn't be saying that unless you've heard the bangers they released post BHN, you have the likes of 'Go Let It Out, The Hindu Times, Stop Crying Your Heart Out, Songbird, Little By Little, Lyla, The Importance Of Being Idle, Let There Be Love, The Shock of The Lightning, The Turning, I'm Outta Time and Falling Down'. Definitely give them a listen before making a final judgement.

[@Blindswordsman1994]

@@shaf621 a couple of good songs don’t make a decent album. Their music was terribly outdated by 1999 and Liams voice was awful live after 2002. Oasis, as much as I love them, are simple one of the most overrated bands ever

[@justbreakingballs]

​@@Blindswordsman1994 lol shows what you understand about music.

[@ffvffv5709]

We weren't able to keep up with the weekly infighting of the BritPop heavyweights easily in the USA, but I vividly remember that footage of the angry Take That girls going nuts at the boys at the airport, so it made its way across the pond for sure. I'm guessing MuchMusic/MTV must of used the clip as well. It was just too go even if the US had no idea who Take That was. Anyone else over here remember it too?

[@mattwuk]

James your quotes out loud, no 🤣🤣🤣🤣 great video mate

[@shaunw9270]

Robbie Williams wrote Angels 🤔 I remember an Irish guy appeared in the newspapers at the time claiming that he had played it to Robbie after meeting him drunk at a pub in Ireland and going on a binge and crashing at his flat for a couple of nights . The guy claimed he had written the song for his recently deceased child.... Anyone else recall this?

[@owwwwww948]

I don't remember but sounds interesting

[@edwardcottrill584]

I remember this, and it's also in the Wikipedia article: "The Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan asserts that he wrote the first version of "Angels" in Paris in 1996, after his partner had a miscarriage. According to Heffernan, he met Williams in a pub by chance in Dublin. He showed him an incomplete version of the song, and that week the two recorded a studio demo. Williams confirmed that he had recorded a demo with Heffernan but said he rewrote the song significantly with Chambers. Before the song's release, Heffernan accepted an offer from Williams's management to buy the rights for £7,500. He is thanked in the UK CD2 single liner notes."

[@shaunw9270]

@@edwardcottrill584 £7,500 , no wonder they thanked him .

[@benmac6147]

Robbie Williams started out writing the verses, some of which was taken from a poem his sister wrote. Then while visting Ireland he befriended a guy in a pub. They both ended up drunk & back at this guys place where he played Robbie some songs he'd been working on. Once Robbie found out he was a song writer Robbie shared with him his idea for "Angels" & booked a local studio where they could both work on it. They were both drunk in the studio too & the song didn't progress any further than what was already there. Robbie Williams then went back to his home town of Stoke where this Irish guy showed up out of the blue one day, looking for him. Robbie sent him on his way & that was the last he thought he'd hear from him. Robbie Williams would then go on to meet writing partner Guy Chambers. They both worked on "Angels" & as Guy was playing through it Robbie spontaneously came up with the chorus on the spot & apparently the rest of song kind of wrote itself. Then later, after the song was released, the Irish guy resurfaced claiming he played a part in writing it. His only proof was a copy of what he recorded with Robbie in Ireland which included the unfinshed song with the yet unwritten choruses. Because it was his word against Robbie Williams word they settled out of court. The above was told from the horses mouth on The True Geordie podcast. Timestamp: 02:11:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4PCYa15d8l8aM0

[@martyscott1974]

Yes I remember reading that too

[@Damon759]

Robbie Williams and the Gallagher brothers are now all in their 50s and I believe now that time is a healer. Like Noel & Liam have kind of like ended their 15 year feud for these array of Oasis reunion stadium greatest hits gigs next year, though how annoying he can be, maybe it's time to hold a permanent olive branch out to Robbie. Both sides older and wiser and globally sold the same around of records at 75m. In retrospect, their career trajectories, personal or love lives as well as relationship with their offsprings are very similar and all of them are as stubborn as each other. Time to reunite and MAYBE work with each other in some ways. You only live once!!!

[@aineomalley6431]

Omg, wow, in 20 years of Irish media I never knew all that was going on. The Irish media followed the story of the constant fighting of Liam and Noel. Wow. I never knew about the Stories of Robbie, Liam, Noel and their wives, wow.

[@Bob.martens]

Sad people deserve each other.

[@johnboydojo]

The vast majority of Robbie's Rudebox albums went unsold and were used in the construction of various motorways in China. Look it up!

[@LaciousC]

Liam saying he's a better singer than Robbie is one of the funniest things i've heard.

[@MrTompahallam]

Oasis are heading to the rock n roll hall of fame and Robbie Williams is heading to Butlins. Amen!

[@MagaliMorris]

I Remember. Too well the era of prefabricated boys bands and girls bands. We had at least 3 or 4 too in France they even did a tv reality to create an other one Pop Star was the name of this awful show like it wasn't enough already !😩😭 at the radio and TV alllllll the time !!!!💀 we knew Take that and Robbie williams in his solo carrier he was ok but nothing to talk home about Oasis was a fresh air in the middle of it ! They kicked asses !

[@BassManDan1018]

Not a single one of these blokes was legitimately hard at all

[@BlackRose22998]

Liam Gallagher knocks Robbie Williams out of the ball park 1 million per cent. Williams is a 18 carat gold part

[@gabrielkaramazov]

Oasis don’t play 3 Night in 2008 in wembley?

[@ash029]

Do you collect Oasis promos? I've got a feeling i sold you my collection about 15 years ago

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

at glasto Robbie got Tim Abbot to become his manager/of sorts... the oasis road manager/press guy.. (Tim's on ciggies & alcohol single cover.. the guy in the white jacket/hand in the air)

[@jro4513]

Great video. Amazing how some people never grow up. Both sides were ridiculous here. More so Robbie I would say.

[@sagjagegahg]

Do Oasis Vs the People’s Republic of China

[@RandomnessTube.]

Friendships always fall apart because of women.